Roston Native Butterfly House

Springfield is extremely fortunate to be home to Missouri’s only native butterfly house, thanks to the vision, dedication and hard work of Dr. Roston, who turned a childhood love of butterflies into a place to inspire the same among the thousands of children who visit each summer. Today, his work is carried on by Dr. Chris Barnhart from Missouri State University and a dedicated group of volunteers and interns.

A number of sponsorship opportunities are available to advance the core Butterfly House and its surrounding support system to maintain this enviable habitat for these indispensable beauties of our ecosystem.